§ Mr. Peter Thurnham accordingly presented a Bill to provide that dismissal of an employee in consequence of that employee not taking part in a strike shall be unfair dismissal; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 26 October and to be printed. [Bill 219.]
§ Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I was unable to listen to much of what the hon. Member for Bolton, North-East (Mr. Thurnham) said. I was at a Select Committee and then realised that the hon. Gentleman was speaking in the House.
Sometimes the impression is given that if a Bill is allowed to proceed without interruption——
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. That is not a point of order for me. The point has been raised before on numerous occasions. As far as this House is concerned, the hon. Member for Bolton, North-East (Mr. Thurnham) has had leave to bring in his Bill and we must leave it at that.
§ Mr. WinnickOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. There is nothing more to be said. It is not a point of order for me.